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Vietnam gains high position in 2020 Asia Girls Report

Vietnam is among the three leading countries in South Asia and Southeast Asia in the 2020 Asia Girls Report which was released by Plan International on March 5.
Vietnam gains high position in 2020 Asia Girls Report ảnh 1Vietnam is among the three leading countries in South Asia and Southeast Asia in the 2020 Asia Girls Report. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam is among thethree leading countries in South Asia and Southeast Asia in the 2020 Asia GirlsReport which was released by Plan International on March 5.

The report presents the current state of girls’leadership in Asia, based on the findings of the organisation’s research,including a literature review, survey and key informant interviews, andthe Asia Girls’ Leadership Index.

Using available data from official globaldatabases, the index measures the opportunities of adolescent girls and youngwomen in 19 countries of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation(SAARC) and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to develop anddemonstrate leadership capabilities.

The first research of this kind, it givesinsights into key trends and issues that enable or constrain empowerment andleadership of adolescent girls and young women across six domains: education,health, economic opportunities, protection, political voice and representationand laws and policies. 

This new analysis helps those working ingovernment, academia, aid and development to further understand how investmentsin certain areas can help to close the gaps in gender inequality and “leave noone behind”./.
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